Telegram-herald., 1887-09-12
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SkN FAkSsIsoo. Sept. IA cispstch.
which was received here last week trom
Melbourne. announcing The fAet that Ger
Aalistos. Of ssn0s. created good deal Of
feeling aud surprise here. beithold Green
baum, sx-Consul 10 SEnoa expressed the
opinion that Germany selien IL the mat
Isr Was one OF ths heaviest diplomatic ia
suits tnsl this country and Englsnd could
receive. he takes tie opportunity
10 exonerste his actions under
similar circumstances by relating .
bit OF recent histsry, He hrst
makes the statement that the treaty be-
tween England. Germany and the United
States with references 20 samoa, provides
that. Ia the event OF the government OF
samoa, being AZ any time IN dinlcuines
with any nations IN snity with tie United
States, the Samoa government then re-
serves the right OF claiming protection ofthe
American Tag. lie then continues. When
three years ago, Admiral Anare, with three
powerful German shin. OF war.
manned by fifteen hundred sailors
Was in the harbor OF Apia aud attempted
with the King famsnez exsctlg ths same
kind OF an outrage that the Germans have
today perpetrated upon Mslietos. l. after
most careful Interpretation Of the treaty
protested and defeated their purpose
81 will tel y0s how, as / informed the
State Department then, OF a general rumor
that Bismarck is largely interested in the
German commerce Of the South seas.
lie tried hard. after failure Of
his company for FIVE million
marks TO have the German
imperial government advance another i've
a ta fnfs IN
the whole of the compsnys South Sea
Island Stations for security, bat the bubbls
burst in the German Rechstsg and the
ChancellOr's interested position Ia the mat
ter was vigorously assailsd and shown mp
by Sonnemsn, representative from Frank
fort and Bamoerger OF Mavence. The Eng
liSh government would not. al that time,
lend its hand 10 the line OF action by which
my own countrymen were readily dupec.
but Bismarck did not rest until
he had made clean sweep of the consular
representatives at Samoa, and tobt2lned a
fresh deal which has allowed HIM 10 act
with increased impudence and immunity"
For the honor and dignity of the Amer
lean flag | responded to the call OF the ga
moan government and extended TO IL the
protection OF the stars ana stripes. at the
same time giving formal notice 10 the
British and German c0nsuls that my actlon
was endorsed by Mr.. Reese, ,Attorney-General
OF New Zealand who was in Samoa 81 the
same time and approved by Sir George
Grey, Governor General of New Zealand,
and the entire antipodean sentiment That
nv action did have immediate effect may
be cited from the fact that sc soon as Ac-
miral knau saw the United States flag
floating over the island, he st once gave
notice to his Consul. DR.. Stodel, that he
must withdraw from farther demon
stration, as the matter had assumed
serious diplomatic aspect. Three
hours later the German feet
had left the harbor of Apia and was on the
way back to Zanzibar. The Government
at Washington did not countenancs my
action anu President Cleveland in his an
nual message remarked that 1 was recalled
on account of being over jealous. but the
very thing that l did at that time 10 up
hold the interest OF the United States IN
the station which | have designated as the
Malta Of the Pacific, has been acted over
again, but this time the German 7ag is ny-
ing and the stars and stripes are down."